TZ-45

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TZ-45
Type	Submachine Gun
Place of origin	Italian Social Republic - R.S.I.(1943–1945)
Service history
In service	1944
Used by	Italy
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	???
Designed	1944
Manufacturer	???
Produced	1944 – 1945
Number built	6,000
Specifications
Weight	7 Pounds
Length	33.5 in
Barrel length	???
Crew	1
Cartridge	9 mm
Caliber	9 mm
Action	Blowback, selective fire
Rate of fire	550 Rounds Per Minute
Muzzle velocity	???
Effective range	???
Maximum range	???
Feed system	40 round detachable box magazine
Sights	???

The TZ-45 was a Italian made submachine gun produced in small numbers by a small company.No more than 6,000 was made in 1944-1945.

[edit] History

All the TZ-45 submachine guns were issued to R.S.I. (Repubblica Sociale Italiana) units operating against partisan forces during the civil war in Northern Italy (1944-45).After the war, the remaining guns were given to the military of the British and the American forces. It was then evaluated by them, but the general opinion was unfavorable. the gun was emerged from the war with a poor reputation for reliability and the style of the manufacture and finish was not liked.The gun was later sold to the Burmese army where it was manafactured as the BA-52.

[edit] Development

Compared to the FNAB-43, the TZ-45 is much more the sort of weapon one would expect in that place and at that time.It was made out of metal stampings, welded together in parts, and the finish is rudimentary.For all that, it worked and managed to exhibit one or two interesting features. The action is simple blowback, but the return spring is assembled around a guide rod which is in two pieces and telescopes as the bolt returns. A muzzle compensator is fitted, and the shoulder stock is formed of steel rods that slide alongside the receiver when retracted. Two separate safety systems are fitted: the fire selector lever has a “safe” position that locks the bolt in either the forward or rearward positions, while a grip safety is fitted behind the magazine housing. Unless the weapon is held properly and this grip compressed, the bolt cannot move in either direction to cock or fire.

Italian firearms and light weapons of World War II
Side arms
Beretta M1934 | Beretta M1935 | Glisente M1910
Rifles & carbines
Fucile di Fanteria Mo.1891 Moschetto Mo.91 da Cavalleria | Moschetto per Truppe Speciali Mo.91 | Mo. 1938
Submachine guns
Beretta 1918 | MAB 38 | OVP | FNAB-43 | TZ-45
Machine guns & other larger weapons
Fiat-Revelli M1914 | Fiat Revelli M1935 | Breda M1930 | Breda M1937 Breda M1938 | Brixia M1935
Cartridges used by the Italian Army during World War II
.32 ACP | .380 ACP | 6.5 x 52 Mannlicher-Carcano | 7.92x57 mm Mauser | 9 mm